MOTHER OF AN UPHILL

Tonight I went to spin. Mary , the instructor just completed the Upper Penisula Adventure race and covered 300 miles in 4 days. I thoguht mayber she would take it easy on us. No such luck. We spent almost the entire hour climbing. We had to stay in the saddle also. She can push you to the edge.

On the home front- hubby is home on bed on meds- we go back on Friday . I think we'll be setting a surgery date for his neck. Driver's Ed class #2 is in the books. I had my MIL at work with me today at the hospital for some tests. I only lost her twice while I was working. Hooch is out in her new car but will be increasing her work hours.

Spin: 1:00 : ave HR 148

HODGE PODGE

Today was a mixture of all sorts. It all began when my hubby called me at work to tell me the pain in his right arm had gotten more painful and he could not grip onto things. An appointment was made with his neurosurgeon and we took off. The neuro. immediately worked him up and thinks he has a herniated disc at C6-7. He was put on steriods and I took him for an MRI. We see the Neuro. again on Friday for the results-probably surgery next week.

Today also was Bino's first day in Driver's Ed. It's hard to believe -next year both my kids will have their license. Time is flying by.

My MIL's legs are still swollen. The MD ordered an ultrasound for tomorrow to rule out a clot. Her stress test was normal. Hopefully we'll get this figured it.

With all this going on-my workout was out the window. Maybe tomorrow I can make up for it.

Waddling while my head is spinning..........

NATIONAL CANCER SURVIVOR'S DAY

In the beginning, cancer survivor Richard Bloch (co-founder of H&R Block) and his wife, Annette, held their first Cancer Survivor Rally in Kansas City, Missouri, to obtain media coverage that would demonstrate that a diagnosis of cancer was not an automatic death sentence. The idea soon caught on in other communities and has come to be known as National Cancer Survivors Day. It has been celebrated the first Sunday in June for the last 20 years.

Today , I was a volunteer at that celebration. We held a picnic. After lunch, we had a wonderful speaker. It was Bob Losure. He was CNN Headline News anchor for 12 years. He is also a 2 time cancer survivor. I was the liason to pick him up at the hotel and take him. He was a fascinating person to talk to and the time flew. People like him are so inspirational to me. The rain held off until the festivities were over. It was truely a celebration of life.

Waddling and celebrating.............

ANOTHER BRCK IN THE WALL

The hardest thing about training for a duathlon is that you have to find the time to be slow at 2 sports rather than just one. This morning was another brick in my schedule. The training plan calls to run first then bike. I also today wanted to work on my hydration and fuel. I had Smart Water for my drink and GUs for fuel. It seemed to work well for me but I want to try other options also. I have a duathlon next weekend so we'll see how the training is going.

The afternoon proved to be more stressful than my workout. My daughter Hooch is 17. When she began driving we gave her my PT Cruiser. It has 72,000 miles. Today it began a spiral toward some big problems. My hubby decided he wanted to take her to look at trading it in for a different car for her birthday. She drove home this afternoon in her new Tiburon. We did make a really good deal and we needed to do something.

Run - 1:12:07 / 4.95 miles / 14:33 ave pace


Bike - 2:00 / 22.73 miles / 11.3 mph ave pace / MTN bike / Trail